Bug 422011

Summary:	Audio broken on boot, but can be fixed by changing volume
Product:	[Unmaintained] plasma-pa	Reporter:	Matthias Schabhüttl <mat.s.schabhuettl>
Component:	general	Assignee:	David Rosca <nowrep>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	normal	CC:	nate, plasma-bugs-null
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.18.5
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Matthias Schabhüttl 2020-05-24 13:05:11 UTC

SUMMARY

When I boot my machine, audio does not work instantly.

To get my audio working, I need to go to my Plasma audio volume applet settings, turn the volume down and back up again, and suddenly audio works fine.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. boot machine

OBSERVED RESULT
audio not working

EXPECTED RESULT
audio working

STEPS TO "FIX"
1. go to Plasma audio volume applet settings
2. turn down volume
3. turn volume back up

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: 5.6.14-arch1-1
KDE Plasma Version: 5.18.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.70.0
Qt Version: 5.14.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Speakers: Bose Companion 5 (Bose USB Audio Analog Surround 2.1)

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2020-06-10 21:44:46 UTC

Strange. This feels like it could be a PulseAudio bug to me. Can you install the PulseAudio Volume Control (aka "pavucontrol") app and try changing the volume from that? If it works, then this is not a plasma-pa bug but rather a PulseAudio bug, and you should report it at https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pulseaudio/pulseaudio/-/issues

Thanks!